A recent Tuesday found Katie Wilson, a junior at Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School, holding a sheep’s brain in the palm of her gloved hand. She points to parts of the specimen as she names them off. “I’ve always really […]
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Jakob C. Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, and Lanster R. Martin, D.P.M.’14, were among the authors of “Factors Associated with Early Loss of Hallux Valgus Correction,” published in the March-April 2018 volume of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Thorud is
Jakob Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, and Lanster Martin, D.P.M.’14 Read More
Main Street, Wyoming goes exploring in Natural Trap Cave, which is located on the northernmost edge of Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains. It provides a unique combination of landscape characteristics and specimen preservation that makes for a perfect place
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Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., has been awarded a fellowship that, in a way, will take him home. The associate professor of anatomy received a Carnegie Alumni Diaspora Fellowship from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he earned his bachelor’s,
Faculty Spotlight: Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D. Read More
DMU holds an annual celebration for all employees to highlight the year’s past accomplishments, including by faculty who were promoted or received tenure. On this year’s Day of Celebration, the following faculty were recognized for that achievement. Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D.,
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Des Moines University awarded 455 degrees in eight programs at the 117th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 26. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of our happy grads
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Kevin M. Munger, D.O.’15, M.S.A.’13, was named one of two chief residents at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for 2017-2018. In that role, he will facilitate communication between residents and faculty, oversee the functioning of residents in the program, provide
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Newly discovered primate bones appear to be the most primitive ever found A cache of exquisitely preserved bones, found in a coal mine in the western state of Gujarat, India, appear to be the most primitive primate bones yet discovered,
Twenty-five little bones tell a puzzling story about early primate evolution Read More
Tea Tu Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, AACFAS, and Jakob C. Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, AACFAS, were among the authors who had published their review, “Reoperation and Reamputation After Transmetatarsal Amputation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” in the September-October 2016 issue of the Journal
Tea Tu Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, AACFAS; Jakob C. Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, AACFAS Read More
Des Moines University awarded 472 degrees in nine programs at the 116th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 28. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the weekend with banquets, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of
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